Impact of inter-array cable pre-laying on floating offshore wind farm installation campaigns
conference paper
Inter-array cables can be installed either prior to or after the floating turbine installation. Currently, the common practice is to install and pull in the array cables after the floating turbines are hooked up on site. Whereas in array cable pre-installation, the cable is firstly laid on the seabed for wet storage with a marker buoy. The cable pull-in is performed afterwards by the anchor handling vessel already on site for mooring hook up. The benefit of pre-installing array cables is that the cable pull-in is removed from the project’s critical path, which can give a leeway of time for subsequent installation campaigns. Also, when the wind farm installation campaign is ahead of schedule, the earlier the wind
farm can be commissioned, the earlier the owner can start receiving its financial returns on investment.
farm can be commissioned, the earlier the owner can start receiving its financial returns on investment.
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TNO Identifier
1007151
Source title
Wind Europe - Annual Event 2024, Bilbao, 20-22 March
Pages
1-4
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